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Optometrists and eye clinics in Orange County, FL

The optometrists and eye clinics in Orange County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #681 of 1,302 scored counties
#26 of 45 scored counties in Florida

Listings
211
42 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
116
+10.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$614.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,164 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,528,002
+6.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 211 optometrists and eye clinics in Orange County. Of those, 42 are chain locations, or 20%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Households in Orange County spend about $614.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,164 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per practice, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Orange County was 116 in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019. That is one for every 4,550 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Orange County.

Population estimates show Orange County grew 6.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Orange County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #681 of 1,302 scored counties and #26 of 45 scored counties in Florida.

How Orange County compares

The same measures for Florida and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the optometrists and eye clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Optometrists and eye care in Orange County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureOrange CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.04.34.1
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,5505,6805,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.5%+5.7%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.7%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,164$1,132$1,288
Median household income$79,719$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5038

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
105 → 116+10.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
593
Annual payroll, 2023
$26.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21142 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
196The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$2.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Orange County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Orange County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,528,002+6.7% since 2020
Households
527,776
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
903 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,630
Median household income
$79,719+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,351
Median home value
$390,100
Jobs located here
1,016,060
Daytime population
1,785,933Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Florida, with Orange County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Flagler County, FL84122.3$5M+21.0%#20 of 1,302
2Santa Rosa County, FL79182.5$4.9M+11.7%#63 of 1,302
3Walton County, FL7892.6$4.6M+22.9%#81 of 1,302
4Bay County, FL73243.0$3.6M+17.2%#152 of 1,302
5Citrus County, FL72182.5$3.9M+11.1%#166 of 1,302
6Lake County, FL71573.5$3.2M+18.1%#193 of 1,302
7Polk County, FL70893.1$3.4M+19.8%#205 of 1,302
8St. Lucie County, FL67473.4$3.1M+21.4%#270 of 1,302
9Pasco County, FL67833.5$3.1M+19.1%#271 of 1,302
10Marion County, FL66482.9$3.4M+17.3%#284 of 1,302
26Orange County, FL502114.0$2.9M+6.7%#681 of 1,302

Other business types in Orange County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Orange County, FL?

There are 211 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Orange County as of September 2026. 42 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 116 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Orange County, FL spend on medical and dental services?

About $614.5M a year, or $1,164 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 211 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 527,776 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Orange County, FL compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Orange County has 4.0 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.9M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Orange County would have about 196, against 211 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,550 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Orange County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Orange County at 1,528,002 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 527,776 households. The median household income in Orange County is $79,719 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Orange County scores 50 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #681 of 1,302 scored counties.

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